GREENVILLE, N.C. (April 23) - Freshman pitcher Mike Hoover
(Gloucester, Va.) threw a
complete game for the second time in as many weeks to help the Monarchs
to a 4-0
victory over No. 21 East Carolina
April 23 in Colonial Athletic
Association baseball action.

With the victory, the Monarchs (27-16-1, 12-6 CAA) improved their
current winning streak to eight games and pulled off a regular-season sweep
of the Pirates (33-14, 9-6 CAA) for the first time since joining the league. ODU
is now in second place behind league
leader UNC Wilmington, who swept George Mason.

Hoover, a right-hander, scattered seven hits in the contest
while walking one and striking out two to earn the complete-game shutout. He
held ECU in check throughout, allowing just one base runner past second base
in the contest.

The Monarchs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as leadoff
hitter Brent Sollenberger(Chambersburg, Pa.) walked and took second on a
sacrifice bunt.
Sollenberger then scored on Tim Hummel's (Montgomery, NY) single to right center
for a
one-run cushion.

ECU threatened to tie the game in the third as Nick Schnabel singled
with two outs and moved to third on James Molinari's single. But Hoover
forced a fly out to end the frame and ECU's only real scoring threat in the
contest.

ODU added two more in the sixth as Hummel led off with a double and
scored on Jared Musolf's (Lakehurst, NJ) single. Musolf then took third on Jeff
Eure's (Pillow, Pa.)base
hit and came home on Joe Troilo's sacrifice fly. The Monarch's added one
more unearned run in the eighth as Musolf reached on a bunt single and stole
second. Musolf then scored from second when John Ohler reached on a two-out
error.

Hummel and Musolf each went 2-4 for Old Dominion
with one RBI each. Hummel is now hitting .414, while
Musolf is at .424.

On March 3, the Monarchs were 2-9-1, but have since gone
25-7. In the last two weeks in which Old Dominion has won
eight straight, the Monarchs have beaten N.C. State home
and on the road and swept both VCU and ECU on the road.

The Monarchs play VCU in a non-conference affair Monday
night at 7:00 p.m. at Coy Tillet Field in Manteo, NC.